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Functional Ita Backpack

Created by Rachel Wolven

A full-size backpack with two windows to display your pins and more!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

New Project! Gashapon inspired Ita Bag design
8 months ago – Fri, Aug 11, 2023 at 07:35:19 PM

Hey friends! I hope your bags are treating you well! I love hearing from other artist friends when they see my bag out and about at cons.

I just wanted to let you know about my new campaign! I'm back with another bag and will be launching on Tuesday. Here is the pre-launch page if you are interested! I've shared some more details on my Instagram.


As always, feel free to reach out with any questions, comments, or concerns! I appreciate your continued support. 

<3 Rachel

Satisfaction Survey. Fulfillment complete, bags now available!
about 1 year ago – Sun, Mar 26, 2023 at 11:14:10 AM

This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read.

Fulfillment update! + Small insert issue
about 1 year ago – Mon, Feb 06, 2023 at 01:13:40 PM

Hello! The first  and second wave of bags has gone out and more are being quality checked right now. I wildly underestimated the time and energy that quality checking and packing all of the bags would take. About 80 bags have already been sent out and Im aiming more to be packed today to be dropped off on sometime this week.  Orders of single bags are going out first as they are the largest batches. 

Once your bag has been packed and a label has been purchased, you will get an email containing the tracking info. 

Leftover bags will be available for purchase after all Kickstarter orders have been fulfilled.

There is a small issue with the "baby blue' inserts. I picked the wrong swatch for the inserts and they are not baby blue, but a much more vivid blue. For those that chose this insert, I will reach out to you to decide if you want the new color, want a different color, or want a refund. This only applies to this specific insert.

I think that is everything. If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments or shoot me a message on here!


Thank you for your patience and I cannot wait to get all of these bags out into the world!

-Rachel

Bags + Pins are here! Fulfillment to begin ASAP
about 1 year ago – Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 08:33:16 PM

Hello, hello! After back to back conventions in the first weekends of January, I returned home to a mountain of boxes in my house. My husband was left to deal with the madness alone. But alas, the bags are finally here! I'm still waiting on 5 boxes to arrive, but I have the majority of everything so I can begin fulfillment immediately! I sent out the 48 address notice email through Backerkit about 24 hours ago.

Here is the wall of boxes in all of their glory.

Some quick photos of each colorway. This is my basement lighting so they aren't glamour shots by any means but they don't look too shabby. The pink and purple are so cute together.

Here is the freebie pin! I absolutely love how it turned out.

Here are the "It's full of secrets" pins! They're super cute too! Everyone can know *exactly* what is in your new ita bag!

Please make sure your address is up to date. If you miss the 48 hour window, message me on Kickstarter ASAP and I will do my best to remedy the problem. I cannot guarantee that I will be able to fix incorrect shipping addresses after the 48 hour window.

BackerKit groups orders by domestic and international as well as by items in the order picked so simple and common orders (IE: a single bag in a single color with no add-ons) are going to be the largest batches and will be processed first. I may have one or two helpers but it will largely be just me fulfilling all of these orders. With the simplicity, I am hoping this process is quick, but this is the largest project I have ever had to fulfill and bags are new territory so there may be some learning curves. You will get an email with your tracking once your bag has shipped or is ready to ship. I do not want to overwhelm the post office with this so I may need to break down drop offs in slightly smaller batches.

International backers

I will be reaching out to you in the coming week to set up your custom listings and get your orders fulfilled in a timely manner as well!


The goal is to have everything completed by the end of this month. If I have any major set backs that will prevent this, I will post an update. Keep an eye on your emails for your tracking details!


Thank you for your support and patience! 

-Rachel

Production Update!
over 1 year ago – Wed, Dec 07, 2022 at 11:01:45 AM

So the factory ended up shut down due to Covid for a little longer after my last update. Here are a bunch of the charcoal and black bags all finished and bundled. Below are some photos of the backing panels and some zippers before the bags had been assembled. Some bags are still being finished and then they need to quality check all of the bags before shipping. Thank you for your continued patience and I'm sorry that these will not be making it by Christmas. Things were moving along so well!  My rep says that they hope to ship by the 12th which means a mid January arrival if shipping doesn't have any major delays and the bags do not get held up in customs.  I do not know how long fulfillment will take but I will work as expediently as I possibly can! 


You still have time to add extra bags or inserts or change the colors. Please just send a message via Kickstarter with the details of what you have currently and what you wish to change.

Thank you again!